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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wanja mix with Thang'eta?

2. What does Abdulla say is enough of to keep bone and skin together?

3. What does Reverend Jerrod say is poisoning the nation?

4. Who does Godfrey believe murdered the three men?

5. What does Munira claim could damage the souls of his students?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Petals of Blood is written in the third person. Why do you think Thiongo chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would have changed if it were written in the first person? What difference does it make to the story that Thiongo is one of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Examine how different independent Kenya was from colonized Kenya. How did Kenya change when it became independent? Were all the changes positive? What effect did Kenya have on the nation's mindset?

Essay Topic 3

What is the Trans Africa Road and why was it built? How does the Trans Africa Road affect the local community? Do the students think the villagers will lose anything important in their lives by having such a road?

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